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Checklist for Family Piophilidae Macquart, 1835 (Cheese flies)
and region Quebec (East Canada, Canada)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
503
5698
14995
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
502
5695
14991
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
479
5584
14674
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
347
4865
13005
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
98
1199
3148
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
73
855
2386
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
56
687
1860
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Schizophora
Becher, 1882
52
578
1542
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Acalyptratae
Macquart, 1835
Acalyptrate muscoids
40
284
742
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Tephritoidea
Newman, 1834
8
55
118
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPiophilidae
Macquart, 1835
Cheese flies, Cheese skipper, Cheese skippers, Skippers
8
10
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Quebec
8 Genera with 10 Species
Actenoptera Czerny, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Allopiophila Hendel, 19171SpeciesTaxom
Mycetaulus Loew, 1845
0SpeciesTaxom
Parapiophila Mcalpine, 1977
0SpeciesTaxom
Piophila Fallen, 1917Wine flies3SpeciesTaxom
Prochyliza Walker, 1849Waltzing Flies3SpeciesTaxom
Protopiophila Duda, 19951SpeciesTaxom
Stearibia Lioy, 18261SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Quebec
10 Species
Actenoptera hilarella Zetterstedt, 1847
Allopiophila atrifrons Melander & S..., 1917
Piophila latipes (Meigen, 1838)⇒ Protopiophila latipes Meigen, 1838
Piophila nigriceps (Macquart, 1851)⇒ Stearibia nigriceps Meigen, 1826
Piophila senescens Melander & S..., 1917Rockcress
Prochyliza nigrimana Meigen, 1826
Prochyliza varipes Meigen, 1830
Prochyliza xanthostoma Walker, 1849Largeflower milkweed
Protopiophila litigata Bonduriansky, 1995
Stearibia nigriceps Meigen, 1826

Subnodes of Piophilidae with occurrences in Quebec
SubfamilyNeottiophilinae
Neottiophid flies
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPiophilinae
Macquart, 1835
7
9
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Piophilidae at artfakta.se
Piophilidae at dyntaxa.se
Piophilidae at gbif.org
Piophilidae at irmng.org
Piophilidae at itis.gov